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Scriptwriter - Assassin’s Creed Brand

Job Description

As a Scriptwriter at Ubi Quebec, you'll be a part of a collaborative team focused on creatinge a foundation of words and rich experience ideas to provide for players in an open world that with the freedom to allows them to build unique experiences and make meaningful choices.

You develop the embedded and emergent will write and integrate narrative elements that make up a living, breathing, reactive world. Be it a story or gameplay-focused game, yYou craft content that gives purpose and emotion to the people, places, and things within it, and helps players understand what they need to do.that world.

What you’ll do

• Partner with the narrative and creative directors team to understand the overall game vision.
• Brainstorm and research ideas + discuss your findings with collaborative teams.
• Work with other writers, designers, and artists to develop consistent content (plot, setting, characters, barks, dialogue, events, lore, item descriptions, tutorials, etc.).
• Pitch your ideas, write proposals, outlines, and complete scripts to support story, quests, and gameplay elements.
• Master Oasis, Ubisoft’s proprietary writing tool and keep your story elements error-free.
• Write, write, rewrite, proofread, polish (and repeat).
• Create and maintain narrative documentation (character bios, location descriptions, item namesdescriptions, etc.) to guide cross-functional teams throughout production.
• Revise your work to reflect comments from interdependent teams and changes to gameplay.
• Occasionally take part in recording sessions with voice-over actors, and help with marketing projects.
• In certain cases, follow up on your content post-launch and rework it based on player feedback (improve, add, or remove narrative elements).
• Be open to feedback and willing to write, rewrite, proofread, polish, and repeat and the dynamic environment of game development requires.
• Be able to critically, constructively, and succinctly provide feedback to other team members in support of their script writing.
• Be able to act as a game narrative expert supporting other disciplines in art, audio, and design.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

• A degree in Creative Writing, Literature, Film, or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of writing experience or related experience.
• Understanding of game design fundamentals and all stages of development.
• A highly creative, collaborative, and innovative spirit.
• Curiosity, flexibility, and plenty of resourcefulness.
• Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to adapt to feedback and to improvise.
• A willingness to relocate to Quebec City. We will have a flexible, hybrid WFH model, but your presence will be required in-office on a regular basis.

Additional Information

What to send our way

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experience, and skills.
• A variety of samples of your best work (attach files or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio). These samples should total no more than 10 written pages. The samples should demonstrate your ability to tell a story, your knowledge of scene structure, dialogue, and characterization and how those elements apply to games. A demonstration of how you create dramatic branching choices a plus.

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are boundby a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey !

Company Description

With a team of more than 500 talented, innovative and passionate creators, Ubisoft Quebec keeps on growing and continues its ascension. Founded in 2005, the studio has been involved in several key Ubisoft franchises over the years, developing cutting-edge expertise in major AAA game development. Involved in the Assassin's Creed franchise since 2010, the Quebec team assumed the leadership of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and they have just finished working on a brand new game, Immortals Fenyx Rising.